Career profile: Andrew Tompkin

28 October 2020
Autumn 2020
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Andrew discusses the challenges of running a busy opthalmology department, and how COVID-19 will affect those entering the profession.

WHO? 
Andrew Tompkin

CURRENT JOB? 
Consultant Optometrist, Head of Ophthalmology Support Services

WHERE? 
Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Why did you choose optometry as a career?
My father was highly myopic, and I began wearing glasses as a teenager. My daily route to secondary school took me past the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind. That planted a seed. During sixth form, my school arranged trips to Birmingham and Aston universities. One visit was to Aston Optometry School, which I found really interesting.

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